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JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASING RESOLUTION OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT WHEREAS various counties of North Dakota have entered into a Joint Powers Agreement for the centralized and coordinated acquisition and delivery of essential and optional services by participating member counties (hereafter referred to as the "Master JPA"); AND WHEREAS, the undersigned county ("County") is a participating member of such Master JPA; AND WHEREAS, the North Dakota Association of Counties (NDACo), has secured the joint acquisition of the service described below on behalf of those participating members of such Master JPA; AND WHEREAS, the County has determined that the joint acquisition of this specific service is in its best interests; SERVICE PURCHASED: Wireless 911 Implementation NOW THEREFORE, it is hereby RESOLVED: 1. That the County acknowledges and approves the services of NDACo on behalf of the County, through the Master JPA, for the purpose of statewide coordination and contracting to implement the networking, non-premise equipment upgrades, testing, and ongoing services necessary for wireless 911. 2. That the County, pursuant to NDCC 57-40.6.07 designates NDACo to enter into statewide contracts with appropriate vendors, landline and wireless phone companies, and suppliers; to implement wireless 911 in the most cost-effective and timely manner. 3. The Wireless 911 Committee of the North Dakota 911 Association shall serve as the governance board to oversee and advise NDACo on the appropriateness of the various statewide contracts, and NDACo shall report progress to this Committee. 4. That, by passage of this resolution, the County formally requests Phase I and Phase II Wireless 911 service from all wireless service providers operating in the County and authorizes NDACo to include the County in a statewide communication of this request. 5. That NDACo will provide the statewide project manager and necessary support to carry out the coordination and contracting; including office space, supplies, travel, communications, and indirect costs. 6. That the County will monthly remit to NDACo 50% of the revenue the County actually received from wireless service providers between June 1, 2002 and December 31, 2002, and $0.50 per wireless access line per month, based on the number of wireless access Iines for which the County is receiving a wireless service fee beginning January 1, 2003. The revenue will be used solely to pay the contracted and purchased costs of wireless 911 implementation and for the support of project management. These costs do not include the trunking necessary to connect the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) to a 911 Tandem and a national wireless number database, for those several PSAPs that are not already connected. 7. The County may not rescind this acknowledgment for a period of five (5) years. After July 1, 2007, the agreement may be rescinded with 90 days prior notice at the end of each calendar year, without terminating the Master JPA; however, absent termination or amendment by a subsequent "acknowledgement" this agreement shall remain in force. Dated this day of ,2002. COUNTY (The "County" herein) By: County Commission Chair Attest: County Auditor